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Celebrating America’s successful Community Health Centers

By Ellen Stein Axis Health System This year, the nation’s Community Health Centers will celebrate the 50th anniversary of expanding access to quality and affordable pri...

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

It’s Community Connections, not ‘Community Corrections’

When I first started at Community Connections (back in the dark ages when dinosaurs walked the earth), I told an acquaintance where I worked, and she responded, “Oh, I know someone at the Sh...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Local collaborative helping kids turn around truancy

Skipping school, do you picture a teenager who ditches class to avoid schoolwork? Maybe he or she just needs some discipline or motivation to get back into class? It turns out th...

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Gratitude can bring substantial health benefits

Gratitude has become synonymous with the holidays, as we often take time to step back and acknowledge the things that we are grateful for during the past year. However, have you ever thought...

DATE: Dec 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Unequal health-care access can have profound effect

The Americans with Disabilities Act affords people with disabilities equal access to public services – but what is “access?” Many of us equate ADA access with reserved parking spo...

DATE: Dec 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

To beat holiday blues, you have to get creative

As the holiday season rolls around, not everyone feels giddy and excited about the constant stream of tinsel-filled parties, happy family dinners and presents galore. For some, the holidays ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Home living for people with intellectual disabilities

When you think about where people with intellectual disabilities live, what do you picture? Do you see a woman in a wheelchair living in her own house? Do you see several hundred ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Feel lousy? Get some sleep

While sleep remains one of the great mysteries of life, one thing we know for sure is a good night’s rest is the cornerstone to ensuring good health. When we don’t receive a good...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Double dose of national exposure

One network wasn’t enough to contain the excitement of the Fort Lewis College homecoming football game. FLC played the No. 15 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers on Thursday in th...

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

Respite care a desperate need for all caregivers

“You Deserve a Break Today” is not just a McDonald’s ad campaign; it’s a battle cry for caregivers everywhere. In 2013, 39 percent of adults in the United States were caregivers, ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

How does United Way invest donor money to help people?

Most people have a sense that United Way helps people – true. Most people know that we raise money and follow strict accountability measures when handling donors’ gifts – also true. What man...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Flu season has arrived; here are facts about influenza

The flu, also known as influenza, is a contagious respiratory disease that occurs between late fall and early spring. It can cause mild to severe illness and, at times, can lead to hospitali...

DATE: Sep 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community